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RSA 656:40 · Adoption
656:40 Adoption. – The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one of the electronic ballot counting devices approved by the ballot law commission and the number of those devices used for the counting of ballots in such city or town for any regular or special election. The use of such device so authorized shall be valid for all purposes. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, may vote to lease or purchase electronic ballot counting devices approved by the ballot law commission for the elections held in said town or city. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, so acting shall notify the secretary of state of the action taken in regard to electronic ballot counting devices; and, after said action, electronic ballot counting devices shall be used in said town or city in accordance with said vote or authorization. If a special state election involving a state representative district occurs in a city or town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 656:40, the secretary of state may prepare and issue paper ballots which shall be used. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:2. 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014. 2024, 4:7, eff. Feb. 1, 2024.
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Source. 1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:2. 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014. 2024, 4:7, eff. Feb. 1, 2024.
Source history
- 1979, 436:1
- 2009, 70:2
- 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014
- 2024, 4:7, eff. Feb. 1, 2024
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2026 HB1076
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devices. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Preparation of Voting Materials; Electronic Ballot Counting Devices. Amend RSA 656:40 to read as follows: 656:40 Adoption or Rescission. The mayor and aldermen of any city or the [selectmen] legislative body of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize or rescind t
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2026 HB1821
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] clearly print the name of the person in the "write-in" space. In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing the voters where to make the appropriate mark directly to the right of each "write-in" space. 4 Counting Write-In Votes. Amend RSA 659:
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2026 HB1821-FN
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] clearly print the name of the person in the "write-in" space. In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing the voters where to make the appropriate mark directly to the right of each "write-in" space. 4 Counting Write-In Votes. Amend RSA 659:
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2026 HB693
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ts Permitted. Amend RSA 659:23, II to read as follows: II.(a) In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, a voter, after leaving the voting booth or voting privacy screen, shall feed their ballot into the electronic ballot counting device or follow the moderator's instruction for casting the ballot before leaving the guard
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2026 HB693-FN
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ts Permitted. Amend RSA 659:23, II to read as follows: II.(a) In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, a voter, after leaving the voting booth or voting privacy screen, shall feed their ballot into the electronic ballot counting device or follow the moderator's instruction for casting the ballot before leaving the guard
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